![]() I had a very nice Keilwerth Tone King 'Exclusiv' back in the day, I don't remember any similar problems with it. Switching back to the B&S, where they just 'popped out', just confirmed the inevitable. I'm so used to using the low harmonics (G-C) as a natural extension of the normal range that it was quite a frustrating experience. Played as you'd expect, thick smokey sound, especially low down, powerful sound, and plenty of cut in reserve with my favourite Couf J10*S mouthpiece, BUT ( extremely sad part.) most of the low harmonics either weren't quite in the same place as my other horns, or ( even worse.) were not to be found - even after several days of trying, even with several different mouthpieces ! Naturally I checked a few things, like pad heights - especially that the front-F opened 'just a crack'. Looked recently repadded with brown (plastic) reflector pads. The seller was offering 'Returns', so minimal risk, and there was no other interest. ![]() Although I'm quite happy with my current tenor sax, a German built B&S 'Blue Label' ( pics here - more about it later), I couldn't resist the chance to try this 50's Keilwerth New King when it came up on eBay.
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